Following in the footsteps of Madonna and Scarlett Johansson, Matonhodze has been chosen to appear in the French fashion label's autumn/winter 2011 campaign, shot by renowned fashion photographer, Steven Meisel.

Discovered when she walked into Elite model agency in her school uniform in 2009, Zimbabwean born Matonhodze went on to win the prestigious Elite Model Look UK competition later that year, before being launched into full time modelling when she turned 16.

"My eyes filled up with tears and I thought 'Lord you are lucky!'" said Matonhodze of the moment she discovered she had been chosen to star as one of six up-and-coming models in Vuitton's campaign, photographed in a vintage car at a disused Brooklyn aerodrome. "It didn't actually hit me until I was sat in a Rolls Royce sitting eye-to-eye with Mr Meisel. He is a wonder to work with, he and Marc [Jacobs}made me feel beautiful".

In addition to the Vuitton campaign, Matonhodze has also been photographed for top US fashion magazines Harper's Bazaar, and Teen Vogue.

"Nyasha is not only very beautiful she has the little extra thing you cant quite put your finger on," a spokesperson for Elite said, "She is intelligent, graceful and people who meet and work with her instantly fall in love with her. I have no doubt she has the potential to go all the way."